| Washington 
State Normal School 


Ellensburg, Washington 


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General 
Information 


Entered as second class matter-at Ellensburg, Wash. 


General Information 


Foreword. The Washington State Normal School 
at Ellensburg accepts as its chief responsibility the 
furnishing of a liberal education and specific training 
for elementary school teachers of the state of Wash- 
ington. However, other opportunities also are offered 
to students. For those who do not desire to take 
the teacher training, the school offers two years of 
work comparable to the first two years of the Col- 
leges of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students inter- 
ested in special lines as art, music, business education, 
dramatics, foreign languages, library, and home eco- 
nomics may take such courses as their experience and 
ability permit. 


Location. Ellensburg is situated in the Kittitas 
valley, an extensive basin surrounded by foothills of 
the Cascade Mountains. The region has an elevation 
ranging from 1,400 to 3,100 feet. The Cascade dis- 
trict in the neighborhood of Hllensburg is much visited 
by tourists and mountaineers for its many opportuni- 
ties for camping, hunting, fishing, and mountain 
climbing, and for its unusual beauty. 

The Kittitas valley is notable as one of the most 
beautiful in the Pacific Northwest. It is celebrated 
for its agricultural wealth. The valley possesses the 
advantages of a healthful climate, good roads, good 
schools, excellent transportation facilities, and a thriv- 
ing and progressive people. This region has the high- 
est record in the state for relative number of days of 
sunshine during the year. 


How to Reach Ellensburg. Ellensburg is an im- 
portant point on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the 
chief city in the state on the Chicago, Milwaukee & 
St. Paul Railway between Seattle and Spokane. West- 
bound trains on the Northern Pacific at the present 
time arrive at 1:00, 1:35, 3:30 and 9:50 a. m. and 
at 3:55 p. m. East bound trains on the Northern 
Pacific at the present time arrive at 5:45 a. m. and at 
(22530, 2218); 9: 00sangyU ioe) pia 

Westbound trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee & 
St. Paul Railway at the present time arrive at 6:56 
a. m. and 2:45 p. m. SHastbound trains on the Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway at present arrive 
at 12:43 a. m. and/1°56 pam: 

Regular stage lines connect Ellensburg with We- 
natchee and upper ‘Columbia River points and with 
Yakima and Yakima valley points. The stage for 
Wenatchee leaves Ellensburg daily at 9:30 a. m. and 
arrives from Wenatchee at'11:30 a. m. Stages for 
Yakima leave Ellensburg at 10:00 a. m. and 4:30. 
p. m., and arrive from Yakima at 2:30 p. m. and 
9915 pcm, 


Ellensburg is easily accessible by automobile, for it 
is on the main line of all cross-state highways, in- 
cluding the Sunset Highway, the Inland Empire High- 
way, the Yellowstone Trail, and the Evergreen High- 
way. 


Campus and Buildings. The campus of the Wash- 
ington State Normal School is located about four blocks 
from the main buisness district of Ellensburg. The 
present group of buildings includes the Administration 
Building, the Training School, the Science Building, 
Eswin Hall, Kamola Hall, and the Home Economics 
Building, built as an addition to Kamola Hall. 


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- Dormitories 


Kamola Hall, the dormitory for women, has sev- 
enty rooms, which accommodate one hundred forty 
students. The structure is of brick and entirely 
modern. It is equipped throughout with steam heat 
and electric lights, and has adequate fire escapes and 
fire prevention. The students’ rooms are furnished 
with small rugs, tables, chairs, single beds, and bed- 
ding. For students who prefer to use a sleeping porch, 
two excellent sleeping porches have been provided, 
giving outdoor sleeping accommodations for sixty 
women. 

The social rooms connected with the dormitory 
are most attractive and furnish an ideal social center 
for all school needs. The large halls and spacious 
living rooms and dining room give opportunity to 
the students for reasonable recreation and high aver- 
age home life conditions. This building also houses 
the regular Home Economics department. with its de- 
partment kitchens, and dining room, where service 
can also be given upon occasion of private luncheons 
and dinners for faculty and students, 

The laundry is equipped with stationary tubs, 
hot and cold water, and electric connections are pro- 
vided for ironing. Plans are being made to install 
a dryer in the near future. 

The school infirmary, with a resident nurse, is 
maintained within this building and supported from 
dormitory funds. The infirmary is under the direc- 
tion of the department of Health HKducation and Physi- 
cal Training and assures the best of care for any 
students who may need special attention. The ordi- 
nary contagious diseases have been successfully con- 
trolled through the use of the infirmary and the gen- 
eral health of the students has been carefully super- 
vised and greatly improved. 


Hswin Hall and Annex. The men room either at 
Eswin Hall cr the Annex. These dormitories are situ- 
ated between two and three blocks from the campus. 
The rooms are well lighted, comfortable, and heated 
with steam. The dining room is conducted at the 
Annex under the management of the Home Economics 
department. The social room at Eswin affords a 
splendid place for the men to gather and become 
acquainted and hold various social activities. The 
social life of the men is under the direction of the 
Dean of Men. 


Affiliated Dormitories. Rooms in private houses 
are secured through contract and in advance for stu- 
dents, at a price consistent with dormitory rates. 
One hundred twenty women students have rooms in 
private homes in the best residence section in the 
city surrounding the normal school. All students, 
whether in or out of the dormitory are under the 
same supervision. 


Student’s Outfit. Students residing in the dormi- 
tories are expected to provide the following outfit: 


1, Table napkins. 

2. A napkin ring. 

3. Three pairs of sheets. 

4. Three pillow slips. 

5. At least 6 towels, 2 dresser covers, and 1 study 
table cover. 

6. Material for draperies for the windows. 


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All articles should be plainly marked with the 
name of the owner. Students are required to care for 
their own rooms and keep them in order. 


Expenses 


Registration Fee. <A fee of $10.00 is required to 
be paid by each student on admission; $5.00 of this 
fee is remitted directly to the library fund. The re- 
maining $5.00 is held as indemnity and is returned at 
the end of the year less any charges for loss or dam- 
age to school property in the hands of the student. 

Associated Student Body Fee. The Associated 
Student Body is directly responsible to the school for 
the conduct of all student activities, and charges a 
quarterly fee of $2.00. This fund is held in trust for 
use as directed by the Associated Student Body. 

Diplema and Certificate Fees. A fee of $1.00 is 
required by law for each certificate, diploma, and life 
diploma issued by authority of the state of Washing- 
ton. The fee must accompany the application for such 
certificate or diploma. It is remitted by the school 
to the respective counties in which the students teach. 

Laboratory Fees. Laboratory fees are charged per 
quarter as follows: Chemistry, $3.00; physics, $2.00; 
beginning cookery, $1.50; advanced cookery, $2.50; 
clothing, $1.00; typewriting, $1.00,°and manual train- 
ing, 50 cents. 

Room Rent. Room rent is charged by the four- 
week period. Rooms in Kamola Hall range from $5.00 
to $7.50 per occupant. Rooms in Eswin Hall and 
Annex are $5.00 per occupant. All desiring rooms 
should ask for reservations early, sending a deposit 
of $5.00. Address reservations for rooms in Kamola 
Hall to the Household Administrator and for rooms 
in Eswin Hall and Annex to the Dean of Men. No 
reservation fees will be refunded after three days 
before the opening of the quarter. 

Board. Board at either hall is $5.00 per week 
for three meals. Due to the low rate, no rebate is 
made for absence from meals. 

Infirmary Fee. An infirmary fee of $2.00 is 
charged to women students whose home is not in 
_ Ellensburg. 

Laundry Fee. A charge of fifty cents a quarter is 
made for the use of the electric current for ironing. 
Students are required to furnish their own electric 
irons, but one may be owned by two or more students 
jointly. 

The Hstimated Average Cost of three quarters is 
$300.00, or $100.00 per quarter of twelve weeks. 


Student Activities 


The Associated Student Body is composed of all 
the students enrolled in the school. The membership 
fee of $2.00 a quarter is paid at the time of regis- 
tration. The executive board is composed of the 
president, vice-president, secretary, and student repre- 
sentative, elected by the A. S. B. The executive board 
appoints a student manager, who receives a salary 
and manages, with the help of his assistants, all the 
activities of the A. S. B. A membership card entitles 
the holder to free admission to all A, S. B. functions 
and a subscription to the Student Opinion. 


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The Student Opinion is the weekly paper, pub- 
lished and edited by the Associated Student Body and 
expressive of the activities and opinions of the stu- 
dents of the school. It is a medium of exchange be- 
“tween the former students in the field and the present 
student body. 


The Social Life of the school is under the super- 
vision of the Dean of Women. Every effort is made 
to maintain a well-balanced social life. Seasonal oc- 
casions are planned with the thought of bringing out 
those features which belong to the occasions, and of 
making them as artistic as possible. These include 
Hallowe’en, Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Valentine’s 
Day and other festival days throughout the year. Re- 
ceptions, teas, and special dinners have their places 
in the program; also, class parties, and A. S. B. 
functions. Special attention is given to standards in 
all phases of social life, with the thought that the 
successful teacher must know them, be prepared to 
practice them, and to teach them to others. 


Athietics for Men. Athletics are kept on a high 
level, good sportsmanship being stressed at all times. 
We participate in all of the major branches, such as, 
football, basketball, track, and baseball. A confer- 
ence of the normal schools was formed two years 
ago from which the best results have been obtained. 
Supplementary to the actual participation in athlet- 
ics, coaching courses are offered in each, so that 
students wishing to coach will be better prepared to 
handle that work. 


Athletics for Women. Opportunities for out-of- 
door recreation at the Ellensburg Normal School are 
many, climatic conditions making varied types ol 
activity possible and enjoyable. In the well rounded 
day’s program of the student body is included an hour 
of physical activity, preferably out-of-doors. Ha’ 
student chooses that sport which most appeals to her 
in so far as this choice is compatable with her physical 
condition and needs. Field hockey, tennis, basebali, 
volley ball, quoits, horseback riding, hiking, all have 
their devotees in the fall and spring, and in the colder 
weather are added basketball and the various winter 
sports made possible with the advent of snow and ice. 

The interest in horseback riding has developed to 
the point where beginning with the spring quarter 
1924 it will be possible to provide regular instruction. 
Good saddle horses will be available for the daily 
use of students desiring this form of recreation, at a 
very nominal sum, and an instructor will be in charge 
of each riding group. Good horses suited to the skill 
of the rider will make this type of recreation one of 
the most enjoyable phases of student life at Hllens- 
burg. 

The Women’s Athletic Association is an organiza- 
tion open to all women students who show progress 
in their chosen recreational activity and who demon- 
strate an understanding of the health standards of 
the school and a desire to live up to them. The first 
quarter a student becomes eligible she is given an arm 
band with the school monogram and for each suc- 
ceeding quarter, a chevron. The earning of an arm 
band and three chevrons entitles the owner to the 
school W. Five chevrons and the completion of five 
ten-mile hikes in the company of five others or five 
fifteen-mile horseback rides entitles a student to the 
Women’s Athletic Association sweater. : This organi- 
zation is very much alive and has a monthly schedule 
of unusually good times. 


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Student Organizations. The following organiza- 
tions among the students are active: The Spear and 
Grail, a society of honor students; the Delta Pi Phi, 
an honorary dramatic society; Pi Omega, for psycho- 
logical study and investigation; Trail Blazers, an or- 
ganization of men; Crimson W, composed of letter 
men; Women’s Athletic Association; Kamola Hall 
Association; Hswin Hall and Annex Association; Kin- 
dergarten-Primary Club; History Club; Home KEco- 
nomics Club; and Montana Club. 


Student Aid. The school will aid students in find- 
ing opportunities for self-help. For women the most 
productive means of self-support is assisting in the 
care of private homes. The usual compensation for 
the service is room and board. Other means of sup- 
port are cooking and serving dinners, kitchen and 
dining room service, clerical work in offices and stores, 
and serving in private homes on social occasions. 

A limited number of women students are needed 
to assist in Kamola Hall. The work includes service 
in the dining room, kitchen, and halls. The compen- 
sation is based upon the number of hours of service 
per week. 

For men the most productive means of self-sup- 
port is part-time janitor service. Usually the com- 
pensation is equivalent to room and board. Other 
means of self-support are clerical work in offices and 
stores, printing and type-setting, garden and lawn 
work, tending of furnaces, helping in garages, hotel, 
kitchen, and dining room service, tending stock, as- 
sisting in laboratories, and odd jobs by the hour. 


Religious Privileges. There are in Ellensburg the 
following churches: Baptist, Christian, Christian 
Science, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, 
and Roman Catholic.. These churches are all inter- 
ested in the students, and the students are made wel- 
come at all regular services and also in the young 
people’s societies of the churches. 


Assemblies, Lectures, and Entertainments. Stu- 
dent assemblies meet regularly twice a week. All 
students attend these assemblies. The programs vary 
greatly from time to time and include lectures by the 
factulty, music and dramatic entertainments by the 
students, and special programs by visitors of note. 
Tickets for the Hllensburg Chautauqua are sold to 
students at reduced rates. 


Normal School Loan Fund. A permanent loan fund 
is administered through the school, the Normal Stu- 
dents’ Benefit Fund. Information and application 
blanks may be obtained at the president’s office upon 
request. Students must have had a residence at the 
school of at. least one quarter before making applica- 
tion for a loan. 


Training Department. The normal school is well 
equipped in teacher training facilities. Methods, ob- 
servation, and practice teaching are provided in the 
kindergarten-primary, intermediate, and junior high 
school grades and ina rural training center maintained 
at the Flensted school, near Enumclaw. ‘The kinder- 
garten is probably the best known in the state, and our 
school has been selected as the state kindergarten 
training school. Special emphasis is placed upon the 
seeing of good teaching. Regular teachers are em- 
ployed in all grades, with supervisors in each depart- 
ment and a director of teacher training. The rural 
supervisor gives her entire time in the rural school. 
The junior high school training takes place in the 
Ellensburg junior high school, located in the Wash- 
ington Building. 

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Extension Service 


The’ Washington State Normal School is desirous 
of being of service to as many teachers and school 
authorities throughout the state as possible, To this 
end it offers various kinds of service outside its walls, 
namely, correspondence courses, extension classes, ap- 
pointment service, and institute courses and lectures. 


Correspondence Work. <A large variety of sub- 
jects may be taken by correspondence, which, when 
conipleted satisfactorily, will count toward a certificate 
or diploma from the normal school. 


Extension Classes. Extension classes may be or- 
ganized at any place which can be reached conve- 
niently from Ellensburg, whenever a class of sufficient 
size to warrant such an undertaking can be formed. 


Appointment Service. While the normal does not 
guarantee its graduates positions, it does make every 
effort possible to place its graduates in good positions, 
and nearly all. of its graduates and many holders of 
elementary certificates are placed before the beginning 
of the fali term of school. 


Institute Courses and Lectures. Different mem- 
bers of the faculty.may be obtained for institute work, 
talks to high schools, to parent teachers’ meetings, 
and for commencement addresses by payment of ex- 
penses. Entertainments of concerts and readings may 
be arranged also. 


Write to the Director of Extension Service for 
further information on any phases of the service work. 


Admission 


1. The general requirement for entrance to the 
regular curricula is graduation from a four-year high 
school. Graduates of non-accredited high schools may 
be admitted on probation and given classification when 
they have proved their ability to carry the work. 


2. The above requirement for admission is sus- 
pended in the case of special students, in short courses, 
in extension work, and in the summer quarter, but 
students desiring normal. school classification must 
meet entrance requirement. 


3. A candidate twenty-one years of age or older 
may be admitted to the elementary curriculum with- 
out high school preparation provided he offers one 
of the following equivalents: 


a. A second grade elementary certificate. 
b. <A state high school extension diploma. 


c. Satisfactory rating on the Ellensburg Normal 
School high school equivalent examination. 


4. <A certificate of honorable dismissal from a 
state normal school or other institution of equal rank 
wilt admit a student to corresponding standing in this 
school. 


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The following curricula are offered: 

1. A one-year curriculum leading to a Normal 
School Elementary Certificate valid in Washington for 
two years. 

2. <A two-year curriculum leading to a Normal 
School Elementary Diploma in the kindergarten- 
primary, intermediate, or grammar grades. This di- 
ploma is valid in Washington for five years. 

3. Three-year curricula leading to a Special 
Normal School Diploma in Education and Psychology, 
Art, Home Economics, Manual Arts, Music, or Health 
Education and Physical Training. This diploma is 
valid in Washington for five years. 

4. <A four-year curriculum leading to an Ad- 
vanced Special Normal School Diploma valid in Wash- 
ington for five years. 

5. A one-year curriculum for college graduates 
leading to a Graduate Normal School Diploma valid 
in Washington for five years. 

Holders of Normal School Hlementary Diplomas, 
Special Normal School Diplomas, Advanced Special 
Normal School Diplomas, and Graduate Normal 
School Diplomas may receive a Normal School Life 
Diploma upon the satisfactory completion of twenty- 
four months of teaching. 


Miscellaneous 


School Year. The school year consists of three 
quarters of approximately twelve weeks each. The 
fourth quarter is the summer session, during which — 
a regular quarter’s work may be accomplished. Stu- 
dents may begin or complete their work any quarter. 
Certificates and diplomas are awarded at the end of 
every quarter, and life diplomas at the end of the 
third and summer quarters. 

Student Load. The regular student load is 16 
credits per quarter. In addition to this, students are 
required to carry some work in physical education 
for recreation, for which plus credits are given, 
Advanced students who have proved their ability may 
carry aS many as 19 credits, but no more. A sched- 
ule of 19 hours must be approved by the registrar. 

A credit represents one hour a week of prepared 
recitation or two hours a week laboratory for one 
quarter of twelve weeks. Class periods are sixty min- 
utes in length, 

High School Credits. High School credits and 
grades are filed in the recorder’s office. A copy should 
be sent to the school before registration. Registrar 
will furnish blanks upon request. 

Advanced Standing. Credits are accepted for ad- 
vanced standing from other normal schools, universi- 
ties, and colleges of equal rank. Send official tran- 
scripts of such credits to registrar before registration. 

Bulletins.-—The special bulletin on correspondence 
study and outlines of general curriculum and special 
curricula in Education and Psychology, Art, Health 
Education and Physical Training, Home Economics, 
Manual Arts, and Music will be sent upon request. 

For further information, address George H. Black, 
President, Washington State Normal School, Ellens- 
burg, Washington. 

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